Unusual metastasis of papillary thyroid cancer to the pancreas, liver, and diaphragm: a case report with review of literature

Abstract Background Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common form of well-differentiated endocrine malignancy. Distant metastases of PTC are rare and usually occur in the bones, lungs, and thoracic lymph nodes despite the common locoregional metastases to the lymph nodes of the neck. The me...

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Main Authors: Haoyuan Ren, Nengwen Ke, Chunlu Tan, Xing Wang, Wen Cao, Xubao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00748-1